I am not very pro at using Linux. But trust me it's far better than anything else. Compared to windows it is good on battery, never hangs, no useless forceful update! 2gb size and you are sorted. And for gaming you can dual boot ! Rest tools like gimp etc does work just fine. It's one-sided article based on personal experience.

I last used a Linux desktop environment of Debian 11 on a Thinkpad T41, for about 2 years straight as my daily work machine. I then switched to Windows 11 with WSL2 on the same laptop. Although I miss the Terminator terminal, pretty much everything else is better on Windows - the improved shell UX, power states, and os/app update experience (I just let it update) is great. I see the ads/nags and it just disappoints me that Microsoft would self-sabotage a really great OS for no apparent reason.

The article's points are not particularly new. It's an individual choice, but from what I see, the share of people who could be happy with a Linux desktop is higher today than ever before.

A few years ago (before SteamOS?), gaming on Linux was a no-starter btw. That we got so far that it was an option for the author, is impressive.

Proprietary software is a valid point but why did it need to be the cliche of Photoshop? This smells LLM gen. I say that because outside of professionals, no 1 is using Photoshop anymore. Normies are not subscribing for software; Serif Suite and Clip Studio are the defacto today or Procreate, as you’re more than likely to use an iPad.